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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-07-30

THE STANDARD has carefully eX-
Guided from its columns all mention
of the scandals and sensational stories
with which the daily papers teemday
after day, and we shall continue to
exclude such matter in the future,
but we want to express u condem-
nation of the vile, infamous and dia-
bolical fiendishness of certain Cincin-
natl newspapers and policemen in
dragging the name and person of one
of Tennessee's fair daughters through
the foul pollution of their columns
and courts. Miss Katie Pickering, of
Carthage, was arrested, together with
a young gentleman who was accom-
panying her home, in one of Cincin-
MATHS leading hotels, by a lot of brutal
policemen on the mere assumption
that they were a missing couple who
were wanted in some other part OF
the State. Miss Pickering and her
companion were placed in Jail and
the Cincinnati papers were filled with
villainous, ,scandalous articles in de,
famation ofthe young lady's charac'
ter. A horrible stain was thus cast
upon a pure woman's name by a LOT
of demoniacal emissaries ofsheol who
are stepped to the very roots of theil
hair in crime and whom no law cal
reach. There is no depth of. degrade
ton too low and filthy and Shiny fol
Cincinnati newspapers to wallow in
They would undermine the region o
satan himself for a sensation.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-07-30

THE President has promised to
visit Atlanta and st. Louis in the fall,
and in consequence he is being bur
dened with elaborate invitations to
visit scores of other places. Nashville
may catch him for a few hours on his
way between st. Louis and Atlanta.
The silly hero worship of humanity
is yet silly and incomprehensible.
Mr.. Cleveland is President of the
United States, and while it is right
for people to honor and reverence
him in this eXhalted position, there
is no reason why he should be idol
lied by a free and independentpeople.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-07-30

THE new assistant editor of the
"New Error" has found a mares
nest" and subjected himself to no
little ridicule from his brother bar
r%isters, and everybody else with any
comprehension of the meaning of
plain English, by his very novel and
original Interpretation of a certain
clause of the constitution. We are
50 well satisfied that Frank will be
heartily ashamed Of this silly pro-
duction before the campaign is over
that we will not give it currency by
reproducing it. In his desire to find
some shallow of foundation upon
which to base an anti-prohibition ar
gument he has let his ardOr to pro-
duce a truly fresh idea overlap his
usually calm reasoning powers. The
whisky men themselves are too wary
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-05
The Latest and Greatest DiscOv.
cry.

DIR. ]. DE PRATI'S HAMBURG FIGS
crystallized fruit cathartic. discovery
of the greatest interest to the medical pro-
fession. A boon to every household. A
most delicious laxative or purgative pre-
pared from fruits and vegetables So per-
fectly harmless that they may be admins
prove their value, and so elegant a prepsra-
ton that it needs only to be presented to the
public to become necessity in every
complaint, habitual constipation, indiges-
ton, dyspepsia and piles, they are specific.
To travellers by sea and land they will be
found invaluable; they are positively un-
medicine ever Offered to the public that is
acceptable to the taste, and so pleasant tn at
children will eat the figs as eagerly as candy.
For sale by every druggist throughout the
world. Price, % cents a box. ]. ]. Mack &
Co., Proprietors, 8 and IL Front street San
Francisco, Cal
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-05
Undelfvcred Nj c ssages.

Undelivered kilograms at the West
ern Union telegraph Office, October
4th, 1887: Tao Vogel, F. MEG. Kelley
John Cox, Mrs. M. Hanifn, Frank S
Thayer, Will Meller, Miss M. V
Townsend, J. X. Burnett, +. w
Mackie, Orr Harrison, Rev. J. NJ
Hervey, Mrs. A. Wood, W. H
Krfeger, G. Fred. Huttenlocher, Geo
Kemp, Jr.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-05
Damages for ImPrisOn ment.

Allie Scott brought suit in the Su.
perior court yesterday against Wells,
Fargo & Co., to recover $25, 900 dam
ages for false imprisonment. Plain
tiff alleges that the agents OF the de-
fendant siezed and bound her on the
26th of August and carried her off to
Arizona against her will. This ac-
ton she thinks damaged her to the
extent of $25 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-05

| visited st. Helena for change of climate,
but found it too hot. Then went to Hay
wards and it was too dull. At Berkeley the
students annoyed me with their hoodlum-
ism. 1t was too foggy in San Frrncisco and
was uncomfortable, uneasy and unsettled.
friend suggested that this state of unrest
might possibly be occasioned by billiousness
or a disordered stomach, and advised a trial
age as a present. Since then / use it occa-
| sionally and was never better in my life.
advise all to try It,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-05

Made a good display of peaches OF
several oil the latest varieties. He
had also apples-Bell-aowers and
Pippins OF fine size and quality-and
large winter pears of three or four va
rieties. Mr.. Hood showed also some
fine specimens of oranges. A plate
of yellow tomatoes was among the
novelties at the fair.
J. W. CATE.
Mr.. Cate is always on hand at fairs
with good displays. On the present
occasion he shows some fifteen varie-
t;ss Of apples, including the usual
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
Lapland Babies at Church.

| want to tell you how the mammas
away up in Lapland keep their babies
from disturbing the minister Sunday
Poor babies! / suppose it is growing bad
style everywhere 10 take them out tc
church. And | suppose, too that the
ministers are privately as thankful as can
be- But the Lapp mammas don't stay al
home with theirs. The Lapps are a very
religious people. They go immense dis
tances 20 hear their pastors. Every mis-
siouary is sure Of large audience and an
attentive one. He can hear a pin drop
that is, should he choose TO drop one him
self; the congregation wouldn't make 80
much noise as that under any considera-
ton Al the babies arc outside, buried
in the snow. As soon as the family ar
rives at the little wooden church, and the
reindeer is secured, the papa Lapp shovels
n snug little bed in the snow, and mamma
Lapp wraps baby snugly in skins and de-
posits it therein. Then papa piles the
snow around it, while the parents go
dccorously into church. over twenty or
thirty babies lie odt there in the snow
around the church. and / never heard of
one that sufIOcatcd or fruZc Smoke dried
little creatures, / suppose they are fought
But how would our soft, tender, pretty,
pink and white babies like it, do you
thinkg-Widc Awake
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

1t surprises one not 10 She manner horn
70 discover how much skin. judgment and
experience is required in the proper
handling Of big herds on the train and
round up Many people look upon the
vocation Of the cowman with a touch OF
contempt and imagine that his business
calls for little beyond rough oaths and
hard riding And yet ranchmpn learns
something new every day, and is fire.
qucntly called upon 10 display an amount
of tact that is the balance in the scale OF
success. Did you ever see couple Of
thousand range bccvcs on the trail'
They viii brighten at their own shadows,
and the only way 70 manage them is to
make them believe that they are doing rs
they please. To know when 10 push
them and when to let thcm rest, when
they should drink and how much they
can be crowded without losing flesh are
subjects requiring as much geucralship in
their way as tie movements Of a human
army, and 40 one who has witnessed a
successful drive will ever afterward be
little the knowledge Of the much maligned
cowboy. -Globc-Dcmocrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
The Correspondent in war Times.

1t is but justice 10 the correspondents
to admit that without their aid the battles
Of the late war would never have been
fully known by the public. one can dis
cover in the peru-al Of the meager out
lines which remain to Us in the shape Of
histories Of the Mexican war the absence
of the intelligent correspondent. Little is
known of that contest save the material
furnished I'm the official reports. There is
the syclcton-tAc warm flesh, the pulsat-
ing blood, the expression Of life are absent
No modern war has been so thoroughly
presented 10 the world as the conflict be-
tween the north and south, and for this
the public is indebted to the representa-
tives Of the press. They deserve place
in history. Their reward has been scant.
Soldiers who incurred no greater dangers,
who endured a less mental strain and eX-
hihited less judgment have been pro-
NOTED 10 paying places, and in case Of
their dcceaso or disability, the state cares
for them or their families. The future
offered no such promises 10 the CORES
pondcnt; what be did was mainly from
the love Of his profession. "Poliuto' in
Chicago Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

Just as famous old songs take in the
strange surroundings OF a burlesque, so
do well known dances. Thus, a sailors
hornpipe is generally encOred in panto-
mime, and a spirited "Highland fling"
sends the average audience into ccstasies.
And SO these dances are still taught ia the
theatrical dancing academies, with others
in which the ''stepsn are exceedingly diff
icult and intricate. Each step has its
technical name, and for pantomime many
dancers merely learn n certain number Of
them and subsequently work them into
dances for themselves. There is a curious
twirl Of the leg, known ss the "knee
twist, which every actor or actress in
the burlesque aims at mastering. The
knee twist is like figure in skating-it
may appear easy TO do it before you try,
but not after.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

A curious case Of treasure trovc is re-
ported from BukOWino. au Austrian duchy
on the confines Of Eguuauia, NCldayia
end Russia. ], appears chat ac:ac thirty
years since a rich American named ICla-
Ear YVES murdered 10y band OF robbers.
With l'u lie American had 80 coo ducats
concealed in little wooden casks, which
were hidden I'm his carriage. The rascals
made OH with The booty and as 30 time
could De spent ia dividing their spoil they
agreed to deposit ii for Tie time being in
a large kettle, which they buried I'm an
adjacent forest. Before their purpose was
effected the follows were caught, and as
martial law was in force at the time they
were speedily disposed Of. One Of them,
before being hanged, confessed the muir
der and gave explanations relative 20 the
hidden treasure. On hearing Of the affair
the villagers set 10 work with spade and
hoe, but all their digging only brought
earth worms 20 the surface.
Since then three decades have passed
away and the story has become legend.
known least Of all to the dark sons Of the
Italian plains who came 10 Gurahunora
t. assist in the construction Of the roads
They found a stone which imTedcd their
progress, and before using dynamite tried
20 di LODGE ill., II yielded b. their efforts,
and the lost money lay before their eyes.
The Italians took possession Of the gold
and made off to Roumauia rs quickly rs
possible. They disappeared SO rapidly
that on the following day $50 ducats were
found lying on Che grass near the empty
vessel, which have been deposited with
the parochial board Of GUrahumCra. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
The Shah nccoming civilized.

The shah Of pcr,ia's first visit TO Europe
tended, for the time, TO ciyilize him. but
before year had expired he wanted TO
execute his prime minister. The king
now, rs q rule, returns salutcs; before his
visit TO Europe he did not. He now looks
with pleasure at the pictures I'm thc illus
trated journals. When hc last crossed
the Caspian, he slept on the floor Of the
ladies cabil, under the table and on The
table he put his boots. Once IL was n
pleasure 20 the Asylum Of the Universe"
to I'll a boat ON one of the large tanks Of his
numerous country palaces with the gran
dees Of his kingdom. clad in gala costume.
and 20 90 into fits Of laughter as the boat
sank, and the pillars OF the empire crawlcl
out, muddy, wCta and bclraggled. They say
that on the last visit Of the king Of kings
TO Europe when tasting and sucking n
stick Of asparagus, as he sat between two
rOyal ladies at the dinner table lie offered
the half deyourcd butt TO the more august
Of the two, with the idea that she would
enjoy the pleasure he had experienced,
saying, with innocent enjoyment "Ba, bal
how good 10 is,' That the Asylum of the
Universe is stlll susceptible Of improve
ment in manner becomes painfully evil
dent.-The Arg0naut.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
Ranil Rinc shooting.

"ShooGng Ut the word is first rate rrac-
tice. 10 trains the cyc and the hand 10
work together and gets the forcdugcr into
the habit Of pressing the trigger at just
the riuht moment Grasp the rifle in
the Kentucky manner on in DR.. Caryer's
style, holding the butt Just below the ell
bow, and keep the eye fixed upon the
mark III YOU can shoot with both eyes
open so much the better. ~ the word
Fire. bring the butt 20 the shoulder
Quickly and raise the barrel until the
sights are in line with the mark, pressing
the trigger as soon as You see them in
line. You must shoot after the word
Fire and before the counter finishes
counting three like the tick Of clock.
With practice the rifle viii come into po-
sition instantly, the eye viii telegraph 20
the f0roungur that the aim is right and
the finger viii press the trigger uncon-
sciously. Men who practice this style of
shooting can do moro accurate work at
the word than in taking deliberate aim,
and they viii fire when the counter says
One
Another good plan is TO take a repeat
ing Tile-a Winchester, for cNample-and
try TO put Gs many shots as possible into
the bulls eye rs rapidly as the gun can be
fired Try for accuracy first 0ud rapidity
by degrees lt is well TO vary the mark
and not shoot at a round blck bulls eye
all the time. Fire at swinging balls, sus-
pended bullets, white objects, things Of
irregular shape and neutral color, and
then have somebody toss up balls or blocks
of wood and shoot them ON the wing. 1t
is not SO difficult to hit glass balls iu the
air rs some people fancy. That kind of
shooting, as performed in the shows, is
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

Two car loads Of antelopes were dis
tributcd among the commission houses on
South Water street the other afternoon.
This has been tho greatest year for an
telopes we have ever known said one
merchant. "Men who send the animals 20
Us say that the Rocky mountains have
been swarming with them all winter.
Two hunters who left Denver i'm Novem-
Der have struck two herds Of 10000 each,
and they followed them from range to
range, until over 900 of the dainty animals
fell before their rifles. Hunters up in the
woody mountain district tell great stories
Of antelope and buffalo hunts, but the bulk
Of the antelopes sold in this market come
from the Rockies Chicago Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

After the trial Cadet Whittakcr went
to Buffalo and lecture IN the small
towns Of western New York lie was
just then the person whom the public was
hungry 10 see, and he took their quarters
and let them see him. He did not, how
ever, make any great sum, for he did not
like the business, and had taste for bet
ter things. lie went % Charleston. where
he taught for some time in military in
stitute, studying law in his spare mo-
ments. He was soon admitted % the
South Carolina bar, and is now junior
member Of a leading law firm Of Charles
ton. Personally, he is slight in build, is
of a quiet, taciturn disposition and is not
30 dark in color but that he is often mis-
taken for n pure Saxon. He does a good
deal of newspaper work, is a sharp and
vigorous writer, "a close thinker, devoted
friend of his race and is quite likely TO be
heard from in the world OF alTairs.-Phil-
adelphia Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

The tendency Of modern civilization is
toward insanity. It Is increasing through
out Christendom, and far more where the
boosted influences Of modern education
and the SO called progress are most fully
realized. The whole fabric OF education
and society is unsound, and this is proved
by the results
a true civilization advancing in wisdom
must develop the ability to correct It's
own evils, but the civilization that we
less.-Journal of Man.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

It woal hc strange. ulo.1 II tha
Oriental lore NJ hsjes Ina decoration
bad NOT l.tt i.- urrl Ur1l Jue book. ot
eastern nations. IAe Oreuta We're a..
first to apply gliding To book covers:
at least they were tGe Trecept0rs of thc
people Of Europe JIM this branch of decor
ative art. TAcir books were held i'm
an estimation that LJrlcrcl upon veneer
alton. They not only inclosed them in
book cases with glass doors, but they put
each book into an ornamental box. upon
which was written theumc Of the author
and the title Of the book Byan Ingenious
Arrangement, consisting Of cord and
false bottom 10 tie box, the book could.
by simply uuiling ON tho cord, bc made 90
issue from its resting place and come ont
into full view Of the visitor The cases
were of cedar, oruamgnted with mother
of pearl ana gliding.
In Persia the books are lad fiat upon
shelves, fitted into inches i'm t1e library
wall and shut in by rich hauginrs attach
ed 10 the ceiliu-. The ttll are frequently
fooled upon the edges 20 usage chat Is
still followed in some parts of the globe.
Upon the floor of the Persian library stand
book chests, four feet in height, and ia
these likewise are stored the treasures
OF the collector The Iookmaker
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

Mr.. Alma Tadema has quaint iron
bell, copied from an old German or Dutch
model, in the shape of woman with
enormous pcttcoats, who hangs from
wrought iron bracket, while her stream
ing hair flies ont in ten rays. II is placed
eight or ten feet from the floor, and is
rung by n long iron chain, delicatoly
wrought, which hangs straight down from
it.-Detroit Free Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

"Woodite" IS the name Of a new ma
terial which possesses the elasticity Of
rubber without being either innammablc
or injured by salt water. IL is proposed
20 use IL rs fender on wharves TO pre-
vent injury by collision with ships and to
protect the unarmored parts CT war ves-
sels.-Frank Lesle's.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
TO ADVERTISERS.

The RECORD Is ore of the best mediums Tor
advertisers in Gmuot tuunty,hoing a welcome
visitor 20 nearly every home in this part oi INC
county ANA towns adjoining, hat 60 insure lli-
sertiun the same week. advertisements shN uld
be handed in not later than "Wednesday noon,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

Gunther, the Chicago candy man, is an
indefatigable collector Of autographs.
Not long ago he paid $1,000 for n Shake
sperean autograph, and now has bought a
mummy
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

/, vhas good man i like to haf der
fact kept of my tombstone. Der grave
yard critic gifts nopody redit.-Carl
punder.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

The business Of exporting apples is In
creasing. Two years ago 100000 barrels
were shipped from the port of New York;
in 1855, 10000 barrels, and last year,
8lg 600 Iarrels
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
To INCONSISTENCIES.

We cannot notice anonymous communities
tons. In all cases we require The writer nahc
and address, not fVr publication, but as "a
guarantee OF good faith. Ana correspondents
should write upon one side OF their sheet only
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-08-04
Tho "our BOYS. Performance.

Without doubt, J~onesboro people were
agreeably surprised at the able manner
In which the above comedy was rendered
on Tuesday evening. The hall wss COM
fortably filed, and If close attention on
the part of the audience Is any criterion
as to Its appreciation, the people com
posing the casthave reason to be fIattered.
The only drawback to the whole affair
was the smnllness of the hall, which really
makes a financial success of an undertake
Ing Of this kind almost an impossibility.
While q great deal of credit must I'M
doubleday be given Mr.. S. B. McElreth
and Miss Lizzie Raine, yet we could see
but little in which the balance of the cast
were lacking. OF the performance of the
above mentioned parties 1t is unnecessary
for us to say anything.
Messrs. r. N. Dosser, T. L. Earnest and
Charles Munsey surprised their friends
and proved their ability to adapt them.
serves 10 almost any character representa-
ton with a good measure of success.
Misses Carrie Earnest and Lula Grisham
surpassed all expectations, and both young
ladies evidently possess histrionic abilities
of a very high order.
But without detracting any from the
need Of praise due the rest of the char
acters. we think that the performance of
Miss Carrie Reeves was the notable feature
of the evening. Taking..as she did the
minor character, and allowing for the fact
of her never having taken part in an
entertainment Of this kind before, the
young lady proved herself the possessor of
talents far In the lead of what is generally
found In smaller towns. Altogether the
performance was exceptionally fine, and
1t is to be hoped that our Amateur Club
will give us the pleasure of seeing them
On the stage again at no late day.